ALAN WELLS

Personal Profile

WELLS & NIELSEN

23052 Alicia Parkway #404

Mission Viejo, CA 92692

Ph: 949.859.7917

Fax:949.859.8791

E-Mail - awells@wellsnielsen.com

www.wellsnielsen.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Alan Wells is an owner and principal of Wells & Nielsen and Alan Wells & Associates.  Alan started this private investigative business in 1984 after serving with the United States Treasury Department (IRS) for 12 years as a Special Agent, Field Supervisor (SAIC) and Assistant Chief of the Criminal Investigation Division in Laguna Niguel, California.  Prior to government service, Alan was a professional baseball player in the Kansas City Royals organization.

During his tenure with the Criminal Investigation Division of IRS Alan was responsible for conducting investigations of federal tax violations and related offenses.  He was responsible for staffing and managing the President's Commission on Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force in Sacramento and San Diego, California.  He managed numerous federal Grand Jury financial and fraud investigations across the country. 

As SAIC, Alan managed 12-15 Special Agents in Shreveport, Louisiana and in Sacramento, California.  As Assistant Chief he was the youngest top level executive in the country. He supervised 10 to 12 groups of Special Agents in Southern California staffed with over 120 field agents and a support staff of over 60 people.  He had management responsibilities for all informant related cases, undercover funds in excess of $5,000,000 and was responsible for approval or declination of all IRS criminal cases conducted in Southern California.

Alan was an undercover agent in cases involving white collar crime, political corruption, organized crime, high level drug dealers and sophisticated tax shelters.  His other experience included cases involving counterfeiting, wagering, bankruptcy fraud, gambling, security violations and Title 31 offenses relating to the laundering of money through domestic banks and off-shore tax havens, bribery, embezzlement and numerous conspiracies cases.

After starting his investigative firm, Alan’s primary concentration was centered on conducting and supervising investigations for defense counsel, corporations and insurance companies.  Areas of consultation and investigation included security violations, due diligence inquiries, bankruptcy fraud, tax violations, white collar fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, savings and loan fraud, defense contractor fraud, telemarketing fraud, insurance claims, false medical claims and other financial improprieties.  Alan is the only private investigator in the United States to have been a licensed securities representative with the Securities Exchange Commission and an Arbitrator for the National Association of Securities Dealers. This experience keeps him abreast of all types of security laws and issues including Sarbanes-Oxley, option backdating and other security issues.

Alan has appeared on NBC and CNBC as an Investigative Analyst (including the O.J. Simpson trial). He also has clients that have included all the major television studios and many celebrities (television, movie and sports).  He has worked for many major corporations and high profile clients and has had special appointments by state and federal governments.  He also was retained by several states to teach and revamp entire Criminal Bureaus (including teaching specific courses on interview techniques, the use of informants, and other investigative skills and techniques).  

Alan has had numerous accolades from his work with some of the finest attorneys in California, Texas and other states. He has also maintained relationships with many of the top officials of State and Federal law enforcement throughout California.

While Wells & Nielsen specializes in financial investigations, they also offer a broad range of coverage for all investigative and security related matters (see www.wellsnielsen.com/aboutus.html for details).

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Bachelors of Art (Business Administration), Texas Lutheran University

Post graduate work in Accounting and Management

Internal Revenue Service Income Tax Law Training

U. S. Treasury Special Agent Investigative Program

IRS Basic and Criminal Investigation Management training

Licensed Private Investigator

Registered Securities Rep. with the Securities Exchange Commission

Arbitrator for the National Association of Securities Dealers

Enrolled Agent Licensed to Practice before the IRS

American Society of Industrial Security

INTELNET-Ltd

National Association of Legal Investigators

National Association of Police Chiefs

California Police Officers Association

Association of Former Special Agents of the IRS

Association of Former Professional Baseball Players of America

AWARDS AND CITATIONS

College All American (NAIA) in two sports - Baseball and Football

Coordinator and Instructor for IRS Courses

Instructor for IRS Management Courses

Lecturer at college campuses, Kiwanis Clubs and Banker's Associations

I.R.S. District Director's Representative in California and Louisiana Post of Duties

Cash Awards for Superior Performance with the IRS Criminal Division  in 1978, 1980, 1982 and 1983

REFERENCES

The following is a partial list of attorneys who I have worked with in the past and who have given me permission to use their names as references: